business stories. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk, and what else but the coronation of his majesty king charles? as we ve been hearing, it s been an historic weekend, from the pomp and pageantry and a bit of rain on saturday to a day of street parties and a night of fantastic music to round off the celebrations. all driving some serious weekend spending, predicted by retailers to be worth something in the region of almost £1.8 billion. but as many continue to struggle with the current high cost of living, how long can the spending optimism last? katrina bishop is from consumer research company niq. let s talk this through. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morning. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morninu. ., . , , . morning. for many sectors in the uk that morning. for many sectors in the uk that have morning. for many sectors in the uk that have been - the uk that have been struggling, like hospitality, this was a huge boost, wasn t it? it this was a huge boost,
we begin in india, where the search for survivors gone on through the night in the southern state of kerala after a tourist boat capsized. at least 21 people died when the double decker boat turned on its side on a river. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. rescuers from india s national disaster response force are at the site. with more on this, our correspondent simonjones is in the newsroom. simon, what more can you tell us? , simon, what more can you tell us? ,, ., ., ., us? the boat capsized at around seven o clock us? the boat capsized at around seven o clock on us? the boat capsized at around seven o clock on sunday - us? the boat capsized at around| seven o clock on sunday evening local time. that in itself raises some questions because normally, tourist boats like this must stop running services at 6pm, when it gets dark. but it s believed people were heading back to a town called tanur. the town had been particularly busy, people were r
Live from london, this is bbc news. coronation crunch or big lunch boost? we take a look at some of the numbers after an historic weekend. us treasury secretary warns of possible economic and financial catastrophe if lawmakers don t raise the debt ceiling. and it s called the big help out: we find out how businesses large and small are playing their part, volunteering in local communities across the uk. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, you arejust in time if you havejustjoined us, you are just in time for the local
Live from london, this is bbc news. coronation crunch or big lunch boost? we take a look at some of the numbers after an historic weekend. us treasury secretary warns of possible economic and financial catastrophe if lawmakers don t raise the debt ceiling. and it s called the big help out: we find out how businesses large and small are playing their part, volunteering in local communities across the uk.